Alabama Cultural Groups: Difference between revisions

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*United States: ''Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. Records of the Assistant Commissioner for Alabama, 1865–1869''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0809. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1969. {{FHL|362692|item|disp=FHL films 1612338–60.}} These reports primarily contain statistical and historical information. For 1865 and 1866, the section on abandoned and confiscated lands {{FHL|362692|item|disp=FHL film 1612358}} includes the names of the owners of the plantations or homes that were abandoned, confiscated, or leased. It gives the county and location, a description of the house, the number of acres owned, and the number of cabins of former slaves. These films do not appear to contain the names of former slaves.
*United States: ''Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. Records of the Assistant Commissioner for Alabama, 1865–1869''. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0809. Washington, D.C.: National Archives, 1969. {{FHL|362692|item|disp=FHL films 1612338–60.}} These reports primarily contain statistical and historical information. For 1865 and 1866, the section on abandoned and confiscated lands {{FHL|362692|item|disp=FHL film 1612358}} includes the names of the owners of the plantations or homes that were abandoned, confiscated, or leased. It gives the county and location, a description of the house, the number of acres owned, and the number of cabins of former slaves. These films do not appear to contain the names of former slaves.


*The separate Freedman’s Bureau records do not usually name relatives or give genealogical information. They can be found in the Family History Library Catalog Subject Search under:
*The separate Freedman’s Bureau records do not usually name relatives or give genealogical information. They can be found in the FamilySearch Catalog Subject Search under:


:FREEDMEN - ALABAMA
:FREEDMEN - ALABAMA
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See also [[United States Minorities]] for additional resources.  
See also [[United States Minorities]] for additional resources.  


Other records and histories of ethnic, racial, and religious groups in Alabama are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
Other records and histories of ethnic, racial, and religious groups in Alabama are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:  


:'''ALABAMA - MINORITIES'''
:'''ALABAMA - MINORITIES'''
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:'''ALABAMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - MINORITIES'''
:'''ALABAMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - MINORITIES'''


You will also find records in the Subject Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:  
You will also find records in the Subject Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:  


:'''AFRO-AMERICANS - ALABAMA'''
:'''AFRO-AMERICANS - ALABAMA'''
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